Privacy Policy

What we collect

• Contact form submissions. When you send us a message through the contact page, we receive your name, email, and the content of your message. We use that information solely to reply to you.
• Standard log data. Our hosting provider records standard server logs — IP address, user agent, timestamp, and requested URL — for security and performance monitoring.
• Analytics.We use analytics to understand which articles and reviews people are reading so we can write more of what's useful.
• Display advertising. We fund the site with display ads served by third-party ad networks. Those networks may set their own cookies and collect data (such as IP address, device type, and general location) to serve and measure ads. See the Cookies section below for more detail.

What we don't do

• We don't sell your data.
• We don't accept paid reviews.
• We don't share your contact form submission with anyone outside the editorial team.

Cookies

This site uses cookies. We'd trade every last one for a chocolate chip and a hot cup of coffee. Since that's not on the table, here's what the digital ones actually do:

• Essential cookies keep the site working — things like remembering your theme preference or holding your place while you move between pages.
• Analytics cookieshelp us understand which articles and reviews people are actually reading so we can write more of what's useful and less of what isn't.
• Display ad cookies are set by the third-party ad networks that serve the ads on our pages. These cookies are used to show ads (sometimes personalized based on your browsing), measure whether ads were viewed or clicked, limit how often the same ad is shown to you, and help detect fraud. The data collected through these cookies can include your IP address, device and browser information, general location, and interactions with ads across the sites in the ad network.

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies, and most devices have an advertising preferences setting that lets you limit ad personalization. You can also opt out of many advertising cookies through industry tools like the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out and the Your Online Choices tool in the EU/UK.

Your rights

You can request that we delete any message you've sent us through the contact form, or ask for a copy of the data we hold about you. Depending on where you live, you may also have specific rights under the GDPR, UK GDPR, or CCPA (California). Email us via the contact page and we'll handle it promptly.

Children

Our content is written for adults interested in coffee. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we'll change the "last updated" date at the top of the page and note any material changes in a way you can easily see.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Reach us on the contact page.